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  2. British passport - Wikipedia

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    The British passport is a travel document issued by the United Kingdom or other British dependencies and territories to individuals holding any form of British nationality. It grants the bearer international passage in accordance with visa requirements and serves as proof of citizenship. It also facilitates access to consular assistance from ...

  3. HM Passport Office - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.gov.uk /hmpo. His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) is a United Kingdom government agency. As a division of the Home Office (HO), it provides passports for British nationals worldwide. It was formed on 1 April 2006 as the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), but was renamed HM Passport Office on 13 May 2013.

  4. COVID-19 passports in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    COVID-19 portal. Category. v. t. e. Trials to assess the effectiveness of an immunity passport scheme, also known as a COVID passport or COVID certification scheme, were confirmed by the UK government on 3 April 2021 as a way of helping to restart public events in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made following much ...

  5. Government of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    e. The government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2][3] The government is led by the prime minister (currently Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers. The country ...

  6. British National (Overseas) passport - Wikipedia

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    British National (Overseas) passport. Status holders, or their first generation adult descendants born after 30 June 1997, can live, study and work in the UK for unlimited period with a valid BN (O) visa. The British National (Overseas) passport, commonly referred to as the BN (O) passport, is a British passport for people with British National ...

  7. General Register Office for England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    The General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO) is the section of the United Kingdom HM Passport Office responsible for the civil registration of births (including stillbirths), adoptions, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths in England and Wales and for those same events outside the UK if they involve a UK citizen and qualify to be registered in various miscellaneous registers.

  8. Home Office - Wikipedia

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    Home Office. The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, [2] is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for immigration, security, and law and order. As such, it is responsible for policing in England and Wales, fire and ...

  9. UK Visas and Immigration - Wikipedia

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    Agency executive. Abi Tierney, Director General. Parent agency. Home Office. Website. UK Visas and Immigration. UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.